Handbook of Railroad Construction

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Author

Vose, George L. (George Leonard), 1831-1910

Title

Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers. Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States.

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TF: Technology: Railroad engineering and operation

Subject

Railroads -- United States -- Equipment and supplies

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 56688

Release Date

March 6, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HANDBOOK OF RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION; FOR THE USE OF AMERICAN ENGINEERS. CONTAINING THE NECESSARY RULES, TABLES, AND FORMULÆ FOR THE LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF RAILROADS, AS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES. With 158 Illustrations
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.ANALYTICAL INDEX.
5. 5.ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, AND CORRECTIONS.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION. — RISE AND PROGRESS OF RAILROADS. — INFLUENCE OF RAILROADS. — SAFETY OF RAILROAD TRAVELLING. — PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS. — MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCOMOTION. — DETERMINATION OF CHARACTER OF ROAD. — GAUGE. — GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF ROUTE.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. RECONNOISSANCE. — GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY. — BAROMETRICAL LEVELLING.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. SURVEY. — TOPOGRAPHICAL SKETCHING. — GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF GRADES. — EQUATING FOR GRADES. — COMPARISON OF SURVEYED LINES.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. LOCATION. — ALIGNMENT. — FINAL ADJUSTING OF GRADES. — COMPARISON OF LOCATED LINES.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS. — SPECIFICATION. — 77. Specification for Graduation. — 78. Specification for Masonry. — 84. Specifications for Superstructure. — 85. Specification for Fencing. — 86. General Provisions. — THE CONTRACT. — SOLICIT FOR BIDS. — FORM FOR A BID. — COMPARISON OF BIDS.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. LAYING OUT WORK. — SLOPES. — CULVERTS. — MASONRY. — TUNNELS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. EARTHWORK. — FORM OF RAILROAD SECTIONS. — EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT. — TRANSPORT OF MATERIAL. — OF THE AVERAGE HAUL. — CONTRACTOR’S MEASUREMENTS. — DRAINING. — SUBSOIL DRAINING. — METHOD OF CONDUCTING OPERATIONS.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. ROCKWORK. — ROCK EXCAVATION. — BLASTING AND QUARRYING. — TUNNELLING. — SHAFTS.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. WOODEN BRIDGES. — OF THE FORCES AT WORK IN BRIDGES. — TENSION. — COMPRESSION. — CROSS STRAIN. — DETRUSION. — GENERAL RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS. — ACTUAL STRENGTH OF MATERIALS. — WROUGHT IRON. — CAST-IRON. — GENERAL TABLE OF THE NATURE OF MATERIALS. — RULES FOR PRACTICE. — TENSION. — COMPRESSION. — CROSS STRAIN. — CAST-IRON. — WROUGHT IRON. — OF POSTS. — OF THE TRUSS. — HOWE’S BRIDGE. — BRACES. — RODS. — COUNTERBRACING. — PRATT’S BRIDGE. — SUSPENSION RODS. — COUNTER RODS. — LATTICE BRIDGES. — S. W. HALL’S WOODEN TRUSS AND ARCH BRIDGE. — McCallum’s patent railroad bridge. — THE ARCH. — OF THE ROAD-WAY. — LATERAL BRACING. — OBLIQUE BRIDGES. — PILE BRIDGING. — TRESTLING. — DRAWBRIDGES. — CENTRES.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. IRON BRIDGES. — NATURE AND STRENGTH OF IRON. — 218. GENERAL RATIOS OF THE STRENGTH OF IRON. — OF THE STRENGTH OF BOILER PLATES. — CLASSIFICATION OF IRON BRIDGES. — COMBINATIONS OF CAST AND WROUGHT IRON. — WHIPPLE’S IRON BRIDGES. — SUSPENSION BRIDGES. — OF THE CABLES. — CABLES. — ANCHOR CHAINS. — ANCHORING MASONRY. — TOWERS. — SUSPENDING RODS. — OF THE STIFFENING TRUSSES, GIRDERS, AND STAYS. — BOILER PLATE BRIDGES.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. STONE BRIDGES. — CONTRACTION OF THE WATER-WAY. — OF THE FORM OF THE ARCH. — THE FIVE CENTRED CURVE. — THICKNESS OF VOUSSOIRS, (RING STONES). — THICKNESS AND FORM OF ABUTMENTS. — PIERS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. MASONRY. — STONES. — LIMES, CEMENTS, MORTARS, AND CONCRETES. — SAND. — FLASHING MORTAR. — POINTING MORTAR. — GROUT. — CONSTRUCTION OF ARCHES. — CULVERTS AND DRAINS. — RETAINING WALLS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. FOUNDATIONS. — PILE DRIVING. — MITCHELL’S SCREW PILE. — DR. POTTS’S ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM. — COFFER-DAM. — FOUNDATION BY CAISSON.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. SUPERSTRUCTURE. — TIMBERWORK. — SECTION OF THE RAIL. — OF THE ACTUAL DIMENSIONS OF RAILS. — THE HEAD. — THE VERTICAL RIB. — THE BOTTOM FLANGE. — OF THE INCLINATION. — OF THE HEAD CURVATURE. — OF THE VERTICAL DEPTH (HEIGHT) OF THE RAIL. — CHAIRS AND JOINTS. — OF THE LIFE OF RAILS. — TABLE OF THE WEIGHT PER MILE OF DIFFERENT RAILS. — TRACK-LAYING. — FROGS. — SWITCHES. — SIDINGS AND CROSSINGS. — ELEVATION OF THE EXTERIOR RAIL.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. EQUIPMENT. — PART I. LOCOMOTIVES. — BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. — THE ENGLISH LOCOMOTIVE OF 1850. — THE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE OF 1855. — GENERAL DESCRIPTION. — MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE. — RESISTANCE TO THE MOTION OF RAILROAD TRAINS. — TRACTION AND ADHESION. — FUEL. — GENERATION OF STEAM. — APPLICATION OF STEAM. — OF BOILER PROPORTIONS. — REVIEW OF THE FORMULÆ AND FORMATION OF THE TABLES. — ADAPTATION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE TO THE MOVEMENT OF RAILWAY TRAINS. — GENERAL CLASSIFICATION. — PART II. CARS. — WHEELS AND AXLES. — CLASSIFICATION OF CARS. — RETARDING OF TRAINS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. STATIONS. — CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDINGS. — LOCATION OF BUILDINGS. — TERMINAL PASSENGER HOUSE. — TERMINAL FREIGHT HOUSE. — ENGINE HOUSE AND APPURTENANCES. — WOOD SHED AND TANK. — OF THE WATER SUPPLY. — EXAMPLE OF USE OF PRECEDING RULES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. MANAGEMENT. — ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYEES. — DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES. — NUMBER OF TRAINS TO BE USED. — AMOUNT OF SERVICE OF ENGINES. — EXPENSES, RECEIPTS, PROFITS. — EXPENSES. — RECEIPTS AND PROFITS. — EXPRESS TRAINS. — INCREASED COST OF WORKING. — COST AND MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND WORKS. — OF THE INCREASED DANGER OF FAST TRAVELLING. — COMPARATIVE COST OF WORKING HEAVY AND LIGHT TRAINS. — BRANCH ROADS. — REPRODUCTION OF ROAD AND STOCK. — RAILS. — SLEEPERS. — BRIDGES. — EXTRAS. — WORKING RAILROADS BY CONTRACT. — CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT. — TIME TABLES. — LOCOMOTIVE REGISTERS. — TELEGRAPH. — NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD.
23. 23.APPENDIX. — A. DECIMAL ARITHMETIC. — B. ALGEBRAIC FORMULÆ. — C. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — D. VALUE OF THE BIRMINGHAM GAUGES. — E. LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS. — F. EFFECT OF GRADES ON THE COST OF WORKING RAILROADS. — G. SPECIFICATION FOR A PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE FOR THE A. AND B. RAILROAD. — Requirement. — General Plan and Dimensions. — Detailed Specifications. — General Provision. — H. RELATIVE COST OF TRANSPORT BY RAILROAD AND BY STAGE. — I. FORM FOR RECORDING THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL TRIPS WITH LOCOMOTIVES. — K. PROPER WEIGHT OF LOCOMOTIVES.
24. 24.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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